Wozniacki retires hurt, doubtful for French Open
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki retired with an injured ankle in the Warsaw Open quarterfinals on Thursday, jeopardizing her play at the French Open.
Wozniacki, ranked No. 3 behind the Williams sisters, lost the first set 6-3 to fifth-seeded Zheng Jie before retiring.
The U.S. Open finalist sprained her right ankle en route to the semifinals at Charleston in mid-April. In four tournaments since Charleston, the Dane has won only three singles matches.
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"I have to talk to the doctor and see what we can do with this injury," Wozniacki said. "My ankle was taped really well today and I still felt some pain, so I don't know. I hope I can play (in the French Open)."
The Open starts on Sunday.
In the semifinals, Zheng will face unseeded Greta Arn of Hungary, who beat sixth-seeded Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
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In the other semifinal, third-seeded Li Na of China will meet defending champion Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania.
Li beat Sara Errani of Italy 6-2, 6-1, while unseeded Dulgheru rallied from 5-2 down in the second set to top Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 7-5.